Major enhancements to this new second edition include two entirely new chapters: Chapter 8: Parenting Preschoolers is dedicated to the issues associated with parenting children of preschool age Chapter 12: Parenting at Risk deals with issues of socioeconomic stress, violence and abuse, mental illness, and parenting children with special needs The second edition has also been thoroughly updated throughout with the latest research on key topics. INDICE: Part I: Understanding Parents and Child RearingChapter 1: Introduction: From Beliefs to Evidence Authorities’ Parenting Beliefs Throughout History Other Sources of Parenting Beliefs Using Research to Understand ParentingChapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Parenting Introduction to Theory Classical Theories Biological/Genetic/Environmental Influences Social Learning Theories Family Systems Theory Developmental Stage TheoriesChapter 3: Approaches to Parenting Research Approaches Comparing ApproachesChapter 4: The Effects of Parents on Development Historical Evidence About Parental Influence Associations Between Parenting and Children’s Outcomes The Behavioral Genetics Challenge A New Perspective on How Parents Matter Trajectories and DevelopmentChapter 5: Determinants of Parenting Categories of Determinants Cultural and Distal Determinants Contextual Determinants Stable Characteristics Determinants Situational Determinants Interrelations Among DeterminantsPart II: Parenting and DevelopmentChapter 6: Becoming a Parent Deciding to Have a Child Getting Pregnant, Staying Pregnant, and Encountering Problems Labor and Childbirth The Preterm Newborn Transitioning to Parenthood Parenting the Newborn The Problem of Infant Mortality Ethical IssuesChapter 7: Parenting Infants and Toddlers Parenting Infants Parenting ToddlersChapter 8: Parenting Preschoolers Parenting a Preschooler Contemporary IssuesChapter 9: Parenting in the Middle Childhood Years Parents and Within-Family Interactions Parents and External InfluencesChapter 10: Parenting Adolescents Developmental Changes in Adolescence Problems for Adolescents and Their Parents How Parents Help Teens Navigate AdolescencePart III: Contemporary IssuesChapter 11: Parenting in Nontraditional Families Single Parents Adolescent Mothers ART Families Adoptive Parents Gay and Lesbian Parents Blended/Step Parents Grandparents as Parents Foster Parents Parenting Emergent AdultsChapter 12: Parents at Risk Economic Factors Parent Context Parents of Children with Special NeedsChapter 13: Cultural Influences on Parenting Parenting in Different Countries Cultural Diversity Among North American Parents Religion and ParentingChapter 14: Child Maltreatment: When Parenting Goes Awry Child Maltreatment Throughout History The Many Faces of Child Maltreatment Child Maltreatment Across Time and Country Protecting Maltreated Children: Foster ParentsChapter 15: Social Policy Issues The Changing American Family The Societal Costs of Family Problems Social Policy Responses Controversial Social Policy Ideas
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